Jeremy and I had discussed for awhile that we were interested in going to the Gator Bowl game this year on New Years Day. They weren’t going to announce who was playing in the game until December 5th, so we kind of wanted to wait until then to get the tickets. Around mid November we heard the rumor that Bobby Bowden was going to be forced to retire and if he was, then a bowl game would be his last game. We jumped on buying the tickets for the Gator Bowl and got really great seats!!! Section 244 Row B (the first row of the middle bowl). Once they announced on December 5th, that FSU and West Virginia were going to play in the Gator Bowl (Bobby coached for both teams at one point), the game was sold out within 2 hours! We were lucky we got our tickets when we did, but wish we had gotten more.
Justin (our bestman) came to stay with us for the weekend of New Years and we had a great time! We went down to the Landing to see the fireworks which were spectacular! We woke up early around 6am on New Years Day and packed up the minivan (we borrowed from my parents) with all of our tailgating neccessities and headed to our tailgating spot. As soon as we got there and got out of the car, we realized just how COLD it was!!! We unpacked all of our stuff, starting setting up, and then it started raining…and pouring. We tried to make the best out of it…but we eventually decided to pack up, leave, and get breakfast at Metro Diner. We went back home, relaxed, and then took the river taxi over to the game. (The many benefits in living downtown!) Below are some pictures of our tailgate that we have entitled “the failgate”, and pictures of us at the game. It was such a great game!! Enjoy!!
